linux-kernel - [PATCH 08/38] pidns 2/2: rewrite copy_pid

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Message-Id: <1242968132-1044-8-git-send-email-adobriyan@gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 22 May 2009 08:55:02 +0400
From:	Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>
To:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, xemul@...allels.com,
	orenl@...columbia.edu, serue@...ibm.com, dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	mingo@...e.hu, Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 08/38] pidns 2/2: rewrite copy_pid_ns()

copy_pid_ns() is a perfect example of a case where unwinding leads to more
code and makes it less clear. Watch the diffstat.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>
---
 kernel/pid_namespace.c |   18 +++---------------
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/pid_namespace.c b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
index 495d5de..821722a 100644
--- a/kernel/pid_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
@@ -116,23 +116,11 @@ static void destroy_pid_namespace(struct pid_namespace *ns)
 
 struct pid_namespace *copy_pid_ns(unsigned long flags, struct pid_namespace *old_ns)
 {
-	struct pid_namespace *new_ns;
-
-	BUG_ON(!old_ns);
-	new_ns = get_pid_ns(old_ns);
 	if (!(flags & CLONE_NEWPID))
-		goto out;
-
-	new_ns = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		return get_pid_ns(old_ns);
 	if (flags & CLONE_THREAD)
-		goto out_put;
-
-	new_ns = create_pid_namespace(old_ns);
-
-out_put:
-	put_pid_ns(old_ns);
-out:
-	return new_ns;
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	return create_pid_namespace(old_ns);
 }
 
 void free_pid_ns(struct kref *kref)
-- 
1.5.6.5

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